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Huge Netflix series to end after just four seasons – leaving fans devastated
A HUGE Netflix series is coming to an end after just four seasons - leaving fans devastated.
Sex Education first aired on Netflix in 2019 but today, the streaming giant confirmed it would finish after its upcoming fourth season.
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A teaser for the fourth and final series was released today showing Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) still struggling with the trials and tribulations of being a teenager.
Speaking to a crowd of horrified students, he says: "Thinking about sex comes very naturally, because I learned everything I know about sex from my mom."
As well as Asa, returning cast members include Gillian Anderson as his sex therapist mother, Ncuti Gatwa, Aimee-Lou Wood, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Mimi Keene, George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Dua Saleh, Alistair Petrie, Samantha Spiro, Jim Howick, Rakhee Thakrar and Daniel Ings.
However, new characters joining for the final season include Schitt's Creek's Dan Levy, Thaddea Graham, Lisa McGrillis, Marie Reuther, actress and model Jodie Turner Smith and comedian Eshaan Akbar.
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Newcomers Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, Reda Elazouar, Bella Maclean and Imani Yahshua also join the cast.
Creator, lead writer and executive producer, Laurie Nunn said in a letter to fans: “We are incredibly proud of Sex Education and feel indebted to our brilliant writers, cast and crew who put so much heart into making every episode.
"They have worked tirelessly to bring you the final series, and we can’t wait to share it with you.”
Fans have been left devastated by the news, with one writing on Twitter: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."
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Another wrote: "I CAN’T F***IN BREAAAAATHE."
A third tweeted: "Final Season?" alongside a gif of a grumpy cartoon penguin.
The news comes after Emma, 27, previously told Radio Times that she had "said goodbye to Maeve" and that her character would not be as prevalent in season four.
Meanwhile Ncuti - who plays Eric - will soon be seen as the fifteenth incarnation of the Time Lord in Doctor Who.
Sex Education season four premieres on Netflix on September 21, 2023.
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